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South-east Asia’s edtech sector will mature unevenly

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

This has stretched -- but also stimulated -- the emerging edtech sector in the region, and uncovered the many challenges the sector faces in the long term.

Xi's pressure on Chinese firms will only go so far

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CHINA

Since he took office, private firms have suffered most from attempts to rein in corporate debt, while state firms have benefited from flagship initiatives such as the Belt and…

Innovative policy will combat rising cancer rates

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INTERNATIONAL

Cancer advances.

Cuba will struggle to keep inflation at bay

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CUBA

So far, state-sector price controls and price caps on food and private markets have prevented runaway inflation. However, producers are withholding goods or selling on the black…

Costa Rica port build inspires infrastructure drive

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COSTA RICA

Costa Rican infrastructure.

New Zealand's 2016 budget will boost fiscal resilience

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NEW ZEALAND

This marks the eighth annual budget since Prime Minster John Key's National Party-led government took office in November 2008. New Zealand's fiscal position has strengthened…

China’s economy gains momentum in the third quarter

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CHINA

Consumer demand, especially for services, underpinned by a stronger labour market, drove the upswing. Exports stabilised, but investment slowed, held back by the housing market…

China's boom in entrepreneurship comes at a heavy cost

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CHINA

Entrepreneurship in China.

Gender gap in technology will take decades to trim

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INTERNATIONAL

Tech gender gap.

COVID-19 crisis could alter Angolan power dynamics

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ANGOLA

Various restrictions are being eased, and parts of the economy gradually reopened, although a sanitary cordon around Luanda remains. Angola has 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases…